The 29 Model A Tudor which we've adopted needs a roof insert. Back in my youth.... I saw a car or 2 that used a roof panel from a station wagon, which had very similar contours. In fact, somewhere in my hoard, there's a magazine article. Can anybody who's memory is better than mine give me an idea what worked? Love those roof ribs!
You're doing it backwards. Many of the donor recommendations you'll hear about have long since been turned into razorblades. Instead of asking what fits, make a plywood template of your roof's curvature, take the template to the local recycling yard, and see what's still *available* that fits. You may be surprised. I found that an '86 Toyota minivan fit my '28 Model A Tudor sedan perfectly, both lengthwise and laterally. Here's a thread that shows my steps: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...e-6-steel-roof-covered-by-stock-vinyl.636247/ I hate to sound negative, but around many metropolitan areas, junk yards shred anything older than ~10 years. :-( EDIT: The pictures in my roof thread were "kidnapped" by photobucket. I've since replaced them with the same photos, but hosted here on the HAMB.
G20 Chevy van can be a donner,or any number of junk yard SUV. If you want ribs. If not,just get a SUV that has none
Write down the width and length of what you need, take a hammer and a hack saw and head out to the junk yard. Hammer the glass out of the way and cut off the whole roof at the top of the posts. Station wagons are usually a good place to start. Have fun.
I use a length of wooden strapping... measure the front to back length needed and mark it on one edge... then center that length on your roof and when you have an equal gap at each end mark that gap measurement onto the stick... repeat for the left to right, mark the length and that measurement on the opposite side of the stick... now just take the stick and a tape measure to the parts yard... HIH...
Here's my 28 Pickup, not the best picture but you can figure it out pretty easly. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/F...z61pxjF2DswUHAOVMkuMz1u1NoR35hrZiTKdol7hsLtgI Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Sorry if I offended you. Sound the alarm,there's a few more vinyl top suggestions. Somebody should call somebody!
Vega wagon roofs work real well but they are like hen's teeth any more. Last one I had I hauled to California and the guy who got it traveled from SoCal to Santa Rosa to get it from me. Most modern wagon roofs work, they are real think and conform real well if you leave the roof bows in.
Don't have one yet but here is where to get one. https://www.sunroofsource.com/28-31-ford-model-a-sedan-tudor-sliding-ragtop-40x70/
It's a white pleated vinyl with a orange center insert. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Old thread...let's resurrect it! Has anyone ever used the ribbed roof out of a 59-60 Chevy station wagon to fill the roof opening in a Tudor? (I heard they were popular back in the day for a filler panel) The ribbed roof is actually about 2/3 ribbed and 1/3 smooth. Wondering if you did, did you leave the ribs or fill them. If you didn't fill, any pictures of your roof? Thanks in advance.
Have you seen the prices those long roofs are bringing? Unless you have access to a cheap body with a useable roof it may be an impossible task to locate one.
My 26 t I just bought needs roof repair and I was thinking maybe a steel roof. After seeing this thread it looks like it might be a good idea. Thanks for all the suggestions, now just to find a suitable roof.
In the late 60's I put a piece of blue tinted plexiglass in the roof of a 34 Ford 4 dr sedan. The car still has it in it today.
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